Tottenham are on the cusp of selling Emerson Royal to AC Milan and Daniel Levy’s insistence on holding out for the best deal possible looks to have borne fruit following a cruel injury blow.
Emerson has entered the final two years of his contract with Tottenham who are seeking to maximise their sale potential by cashing in right now.
Pedro Porro has usurped Emerson as the first-choice selection at right-back. Porro’s excellent displays forced Emerson into a firefighting role last season, with the Brazilian often deployed out of position at left-back to cover Destiny Udogie’s various absences.
But with Archie Gray arriving – the former Leeds United ace can play central midfield or right-back – Emerson’s usefulness to Ange Postecoglou has reduced even further.
The 25-year-old struck an agreement on personal terms with AC Milan way back in June. A five-year deal that will net Emerson roughly €50,000-a-week has been sealed and remains valid.
However, Milan’s opening offer worth just €10m/£8.5m was understandably deemed unsatisfactory by Tottenham’s decision-makers.
Milan gradually begun to explore alternative targets including Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka. However, Wan-Bissaka is valued at £15m and is in talks to sign with West Ham anyway.
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